Modeling and Tools for Network Simulation

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A crucial step in designing communication systems is estimating their performance, particularly for complex or dynamic systems, where network simulation is invaluable. This book emphasizes tools, modeling principles, and advanced models for discrete-event based network simulations, the standard method for evaluating new network designs in academia and industry. It focuses on two primary simulation engines: OmNet++ and ns-3, addressing parallelization, software integration, and hardware simulations. The modeling sections are divided into wireless and higher layers. The wireless section covers essential modeling principles for the physical layer, link layer, and wireless channel behavior, along with detailed models for key wireless systems like IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16. The higher layers section presents classical modeling approaches for the network, transport, and application layers, as well as for peer-to-peer networks and various network topologies. Accompanying these modeling discussions are catalogs of model implementations for a wide range of simulation engines. This book is designed for master’s and PhD students in computer science and electrical engineering, as well as researchers and practitioners in academia and industry involved in network simulation across the protocol stack.